An exciting NBA Finals opener was not enough to reel in more viewers to a lopsided second act. Game 2 of the NBA Finals averaged 8.76 million viewers Sunday night on ABC, based on Nielsen numbers reported by Sports Media Watch. It’s the least-watched NBA Finals Game 2 since 2020 (Heat vs. Lakers, 7.54 million), a series played in the bubble at Walt Disney World due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Excluding 2020, it’s the least-watched Game 2 since 2007 (Spurs vs. Cavaliers, 8.55 million). The number is down nearly 30% from Game 2 of last year’s Finals (Celtics vs. Mavericks, 12.3 million), and drew less than the 2021 series (Bucks vs. Suns, 9.38 million), which was also impacted by the global pandemic.